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. . . It was a sight I had seen many times, but this time it was different.  I was able to still see the smoke, dispersed in the air like an invisible . . .

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Each year on the Sunday closest to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the universal Church celebrates and gives thanks for those men and women who have responded to God’s call and have become . . .

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Reading the Holy Rule of St. Benedict

by admin on January 30, 2012

Sister Edith Bogue leads a group of Oblates, men and women dedicated to living according to the Rule of St. Benedict.  They will follow the Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in reading the entire Holy Rule throughout this year.  Sister Edith writes an Oblate blog and she meets with the group once a month.  She invited our web site DuluthBenedictines.org to share with our readers some of the journey they are taking. . . .

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When I first visited St. Scholastica Monastery in 2008 to discern a vocation as a Benedictine sister with this Community, I remember being quite taken by how beautiful and peaceful it was. Nothing symbolized this more than the Peace Doors.

Three years later that message of peace has been changed dramatically . . .

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I sat in a chair placed at an angle to the crèche scene.  I moved it to the center to be better able to view Mary looking at Baby Jesus, and Baby Jesus looking at Mary.  When I returned to the crèche hours later, the chair was at an angle once more rather than in the center where I placed it.  Sitting in the chair at its angular position, my gaze . . .

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Sister Lisa Maurer – Happy Ordinary Time!

by admin on January 10, 2012

What do you think of when you hear the word ordinary?  The Encarta Dictionary defines ordinary as “not remarkable or special in any way, and therefore uninteresting and unimpressive.”  . . .

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